2013, vol. 6, núm. 3

 

Summary

  • Special issue: Industrial Engineering: Overcoming the crisis. CIO2012 

    García-Arca, Jesús; Prado-Prado, J. Carlos (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    This special issue of the Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management contains a selection of the papers that were accepted at the CIO2012 International Conference, developed in Vigo (Spain) under the motto “Industrial ...

  • Information systems supported organizational learning as a competitive advantage 

    Arias, Jose Manuel; Solana, Julian Miguel (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the characteristics that make information systems useful in gathering and processing information with the aim of organizational learning and subsequent structural adaptation ...

  • International For-Profit Investments in Microfinance Institutions Equity 

    Rodriguez Monroy, Carlos; Huerga, Ángel (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: The purpose of this document is to review the funding options for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), define the size of the holdings of international investors in MFI equity and in particular the MFIs listed in ...

  • Relevant problems in collaborative processes of non-hierarchical manufacturing networks 

    Andrés, Beatriz; Poler Escoto, Raúl (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify some of existing problems associated with collaboration among SMEs of the same network. Concretely, the problems are focused. The research objective is to identify the most ...

  • Strategic alliance in technological development and innovation: Performance evaluation of co-creation between companies and their supply chain 

    Monteiro, Luiz Otavio; Filho, Jose Rodrigues Faria; Barreto, Leandro; Correa, Alessandro; Argolo, Alberto; Gramacho, Jose Marcio (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: The Brazilian oil and gas market presents a perspective of growth in the next decades. Considering this scenario, the increasing number of participants in this supply chain is foreseen to supply the demand of goods ...

  • Supply strategy configuration in fragmented production systems: an empirical study 

    Chackelson, Claudia; Errasti, Ander; Martinez, Sandra; Santos-García, Javier (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: Companies survive in saturated markets trying to be more productive and more efficient. In this context, it becomes critical for companies to manage the entire supply network to optimize overall performance. ...

  • Order allocation in a multi-supplier environment: review of the literature since 2007 

    Moliné Boixareu, Joan Ignasi; Coves Moreno, Anna Maria (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: Optimal order allocation on the part of the buyer in a multi-supplier environment has become a major concern in supply chains. There are numerous articles that analyze and present models for optimizing order ...

  • A review of lot streaming in a flow shop environment with makespan criteria 

    Gómez-Gasquet, Pedro; Segura-Andrés, Rubén; Andrés-Romano, Carlos (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: This paper reviews current literature and contributes a set of findings that capture the current state-of-the-art of the topic of lot streaming in a flow-shop. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review ...

  • A heuristic to minimize the inventory value of repairable parts with service constraints: application to an airline company 

    Cardós, Manuel; Babiloni, Eugenia; Palmer, Marta E.; Guijarro, Ester (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: This paper focuses on the improvement of the inventory management of repairable parts of the airline company Air Nostrum. The company uses a common sales replacement policy to manage their repairable parts and the ...

  • Algorithm for complete enumeration based on a stroke graph to solve the supply network configuration and operations scheduling problem 

    Maheut, Julien; Garcia Sabater, Jose Pedro (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an algorithm that solves the supply network configuration and operations scheduling problem in a mass customization company that faces alternative operations for one specific ...

  • Integrating computer-aided modeling and micro-simulation in multi-criteria evaluation of service infrastructure assignment approaches 

    Duran, Alfonso; Garcia, Isabel; Gutierrez, Miguel (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: This paper proposes an integrated computer-supported multi-staged approach to the flexible design and multicriteria evaluation of service infrastructure assignment processes/ algorithms. Design/methodology/approach: ...

  • Carbon Footprint estimation for a Sustainable Improvement of Supply Chains: state of the Art 

    Cordero, Pilar (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
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    Purpose: This paper examines the current methodologies and approaches developed to estimate carbon footprint in supply chains and the studies existing in the literature review about the application of these methodologies ...